2024 Week 2 NFL Practice Squad Power Rankings: No idea is a bad idea in trying to help Bryce Young experiment

We are living in a reality where two currently starting QBs are on the wrong side of rapidly strengthening contenders for the worst trade in NFL history. 

There’s Deshaun Watson and the Browns, a calamity of epic proportions on like five different levels. Feels more apparent every week, and it’s getting harder and harder to look away. 

And then there’s Bryce Young and the Panthers. 

I’m not attempting to destroy Young with his inclusion here. It wasn’t his fault Carolina sent the No. 9 overall pick in 2023, a second-round pick last year, a 2024 first, in-his-prime D.J. Moore — who had 96 receptions for nearly 1,400 yards a season ago — and a 2025 second-round selection to Chicago to obtain the rights to pick him. Those agreed-upon details of that swap with the Bears weren’t in his control whatsoever. 

Yet, the returns 17 games into his professional career are dismal. His stats and general on-field vibe are eerily similar to former No. 2 overall pick and bust Zach Wilson after his first 17 NFL outings. 

And with the Panthers trade to select Young lingering in our minds, there’s the smack-you-in-the-face obvious kicker here — all along, even this early into their respective and parallel careers, I feel confident suggesting the Panthers would’ve been significantly better off selecting C.J. Stroud, whom the Texans picked instantly after Young.

Carolina is reeling. Getting destroyed 47-10 by NFC South rival Saints in New Orleans in Week 1 didn’t help. And it’s not just because the defense was nonexistent. Young went 13 of 30 for 161 yards without a touchdown pass, two interceptions, and a passer rating that didn’t quite reach 33.0. 

And The Practice Squad Power Rankings are here to help. Always are. However they can. 

Therefore, rookie wideout Jalen Coker has been added to the top of this week’s rankings. Is Jalen Coker Steve Smith 2.0? No, probably not. But not idea is a…

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Author : Chris Trapasso

Publish date : 2024-09-13 13:24:23

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